RT Book, Section
A1 Kiefer, Todd
A1 Granger, Christopher B.
A1 Jackson, Kevin P.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193147055
T1 Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193147055
RD 2024/04/23
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISSingle  or  multiple  mid-systolic  clicks  often  heard  on  auscultation.Murmur  may  be  pansystolic  or  only  late  in  systole.Often  associated  with  skeletal  changes  (straight  back,  pectus  excavatum,  and  scoliosis)  or  hyperflexibility  of  joints.Echocardiography  is  confirmatory  with  prolapse  of  mitral  leaflets  in  systole  into  the  LA.Chest  pain  and  palpitations  are  common  symptoms  in  the  young  adult.